barrel
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Its forecasts assume that oil prices are above $100 a barrel until midyear, and then fall toward $80 a barrel in the second half, and a little further in 2027.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
Brent crude - the global benchmark for wholesale oil prices - is currently trading at about $111 a barrel.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
Front-month West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures fell 1.6% to $106.90 a barrel and front-month Brent crude oil futures dropped 2.1% to $109.78 a barrel.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
Ultimately, oil is a timing market, so a barrel that arrives three months late is still “missing when refiners need it today.”
From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026
I raced outside, sat on the rain barrel, and kept on playing.
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
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